Ornamented sheet material and method of making same



Jan. 3, 1956 G. MARKUS ET AL 2,729,009

ORNAMENTED SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed May 20, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 aux Kwak" IN V EN TORS ATTORNEYS Jan. 3, 1956 G, MARKUS ET Al. 2,729,009

ORNAMENTED SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed May 20, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. IO

INVENToRS Gear e /W/z/s By /Vaf' l S/'fyf/ 8MM ATTORNEYS Jan. 3, 1956 G, MARKUS ET AL 2,729,009

ORNAMENTED SHEET MATERAL AND METHOD OF' MAKING SAME Filed May 20, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG.I4

4g-+L L FIG. la j ATTORNEYS United States Patent ORNAMENTED SHEET MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME George Markus, West Orange, N. J., and Martin Siegel, Roslyn, N. Y., assignors to Aristocrat Leather Products, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application May 20, 1955, Serial No. 509,836

4 Claims. (Cl. 41-24) This invention relates generally to ornamented sheet material and method of making same.

One object of the present invention is the provision of ornamented sheet material of novel construction and appearance which may be mass produced etiiciently and at low cost, said ornamented sheet material being adapted to be used in a multitude of utilitarian and decorative applications, for example in the formation of wallets, vanity cases and articles, Wearing apparel, seat covers, etc.

Another object of the present invention is the simplification of the art of securing plastic material to non-plastic material, such as textiles, to form an ornamental sheet assembly. Pursuant to this object of the present invention plastic material is fused and contoured in the same operation relative to the surface of non-plastic intersticed material such as textiles, whereby to form such ornamental sheet assembly.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a method for simultaneously contouring, and heat fusing in position on the surface of textile material, plastic material, said method utilizing conventional apparatus in main and being relatively simple and inexpensive.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a method of securing plastic sheet material to textile material without impairing or damaging the latter to form an ornamental sheet assembly which is esthetically very attractive.

Yet another object of the present invention is the provision of generally improved ornamented sheet material and method of making same.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings which illustrate the best modes now contemplated by us for carrying out our invention:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a wallet embodying ornamented sheet material formed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the ornamented sheet material panel shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;y K

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating another form of ornamented sheet material;

Fig. 5 is a sectionalview, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating still another form of ornamented sheet material;

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the ornamented sheet material panel illustrated in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectional View, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating still another form of ornamented sheet material;

other form of ornamented sheet material;

W 2,729,009 Patented Jan. 3, 1956 "ice Fig. l1 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating yet another form of ornamented sheet material;

Fig. 12 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 12-12 of Fig. 11; I

Fig. 13 is a top perspective View of a series of superposed layers of sheet material and is illustrative of a.l

preliminary step in the making of the ornamented sheet material illustrated in Figs. 1-3;

Fig. 14 is a side elevational view of a press showing the layers of material illustrated in Fig. 13 positioned on the bed of the press preparatory to the fusing and contouring operation;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary sectional view, on a greatly enlarged scale, showing the die of the press in elevated position, preparatory to the fusing and contouring operation;

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary sectional view, on a greatly enlarged scale, showing the ornamented sheet material of Figs. 1-3 in a semi-finished condition on the bed of the press;

Fig. 17 is a view similar to Fig. 16 illustrating the operation of removing plastic sheet material along the tear edges formed on the ornamental sheet material;.

Fig. 18 is a view similar to Fig. 15 showing a modified form of die in elevated position subsequent to the fusing and contouring operation pursuant to another form of making ornamented sheet material; and

Fig. 19 is a View similar to Fig. 18 showing a second die which is utilized for the practice of the method illustrated in Fig. 18.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 3 thereof, there is shown a Wallet or billfold 10 having an outer panel 12 of ornamented sheet material which is formed according to the present invention, said panel of the yinstant embodiment comprising superposed layers of the thermoplastic sheet material 14 and 16 having a layer of textile material 18 secured between said thermoplastic layers in the manner to be described in detail hereinafter. The peripherally extending marginal edge portions 20 and 22 of the layers 14 and 16, respectively, are heat sealed or fused in relation` to each other, and the layer 18 of textile material is secured in position between the layers 14 and 16 by the fusion of the latter layers along said marginal edge portions. The fusion of the thermoplastic layers 14 and 16 to each other defines in situ peripheral edge 24 of desired contour, said peripheral edge being a tear edge which is defined by removing portions of the layer 16 beyond said tear edge. The peripheral edge 24 of layer 16 may be of any desired contour, as will be apparent from the description which follows, and in the illustrated embodiment of Figs. l

through 3 said edge is of generally scalloped contour.

The layers 14 and 18 are generally coextensive and are precut to roughly approximate the outline 24, it being understood that said layers may be non-coextensive if desited and are of slightly larger area than the area encompassed Within the peripherally continuous edge 24 so as to conserve material and yet not require exact registration between said layers and the layer 16 during the process of fusing the layers 14 and 16 to each other. The peripheral edges 19 and 21 of the layers 14 and 18, respectively, are normally concealed from view in the finished product, namely the wallet 10, embodying the ornamental panel 12. The layer 16 which extends beyond the layers 14 and 18 may be of any desired determinate or indeterminate contour and said layer is adapted to beY fabricated or processed in any desired manner so as to form, or ornament articles. The layer 16 has an outer peripheral edge 17 which defines the extremities of the ornamented sheet material panel 12 of the wallet 10.

Thus the layer 16 constitutes panel structure which isH adapt'edto beprocessed or integrated with other materials, tor'formA a' multitude of utilitarian and/or decorativel articles.

`The layer.16 hasan opening ,therethrough which, is Joutlined Aby the' peripheral'- edge 24 and which' is closedj byI layer 18Vto thereby expose the segment or portion 2.6of

the' textile layerlS' through said'opening.. Fusedfin position on the segment, 26 of the'textile' layer 18' are. layers 28;;aznd itl'ofV thermoplastic sheet material; saidjv layers ment'Sl in Vrelation to the segment' 26S The heat sealing orfusion between-thelayers 14; .28fand'30 denes in situ theperipheraledge38' which' is formed in a similar mannel. to the edge 24, ,it being understood that the edge 881` is atear edge' which' may be of anyA desired`outlii`ne,`

said'edge outlining.' adog in the instant embodiment .as clearly shown in Fig;` l. detail hereinafter, the layer. 2S lis initially an integral jportionofthev layer 16, the' latter havingy portions thereof removed'between the tear edges 24 and'38 to expose the segment 26of the textile layer lland to define the filler layer 28? lfj desired, the outer face 4G of the decorative segmenttl maybe ornamented or processed in any desired: manner to achieveany desired ornamental effect. From the above it willbe apparent that the ornamented sheet 1naterial.12V prominently displays the ornamental segment 30 which outlines a dog on a backgroundconstituted by a segment 26 of textile material which is contiguous relation with the textile material asv described.

above. It will be further understood that the textile material utilized for the layer 18 may be of any conventionalfconstruction, for example, a woven or knitted'construction, the former being y presently preferred. Ac-

cordingly, while textile'materialV is utilized for the layer, 18`of the instant embodiment, it will be apparent that the present invention may be practiced by utilizing` any suitable intersticed material or any non-intersticedma.- terialmay beV utilized after being treated .to provide such material with interstices forthe iiow of vplastic material. It will also be observed that the textile', layer 18 will have thermoplastic material impregnated therethrough.

in the interstices thereof between the peripheral portions 20 and 22 and 32 and 36.which areV fused to'eachl other;

With reference to Figs. 4 and. 5, there is shownanother form ofAwallet or billfold 42whch has. a panel 44 whichl is structurally similar tothe panel 12 described above except in, the respects to bespeciiicallyr noted hereinafter. Theornamentedjsheet material panel v.441.cornprises superposedlayers 46 and 48' of Vthermoplastic sheet material hailingfr a layer of.' textileV material 50' secured therebe-V tween, said layersof thermoplastic sheetmaterialbeing fused'to each other in. the manner described above'- inVA detail` relative to the ornamentedV sheet material 12. The!` fusion' of'thevlayers 46 'and 48 lto eachotherdei'nes al tear edge 52 or layer 48'whichf corresponds" initall-V respects' tothe 'tear edge 24, ,described-above; the segment 54" of'textilematerial outlined by the tear -edge'f-52lbeing`f. free ofgadditional surface-ornamentation correspondinglv to'the' layers 28 and 30 -ofthe' previously`A described'fem'- Y lhus-the*ornamented sheet-materialpaneli As will be described'in further.

form ofiwallet 60 -having4 an'eornamented sheetmaterialv panel 62 which isvstructu'rally' similar to the panel 44 of wallet,42. except in the respects toqbe pointed outing` detail hereinafter.l The ornarnental' sheet material 6.2 comprises superposed layersf 64, 66., and .63' oft thermoplastic sheet materialwhich arefused to each other in the mannerdescribed-above, there'bcing provided'a layer of textile materials. 7.0 secured inppsition between the layers 66 and 68. The layer 66, disposed between the layers 64 and 70, forms a filler segment 72 between the layer.. 64 and .thesegment 7.4 of the; textile material Ilayer 70, said segment 74.Correspondirig to, the segment54- of the 1. ornamented sheet. material. panel/ 44...andI being outlinedbythe". tear, e,dge.,76.whichy depicts a coonskin cap as .will be .clearly/apparent fromfFig, 6.V Thesurface ornamentation 7.0 ofV they .layer 68', adjacent outline .76, whiclrirrtheA present. embodiment depictsl a mans face and cupperu portions .of his. bodyy may. be` formed. in, any desiredmanner, for. example, by a suitable printing or coating-process, or.: irrany other. suitable manner. From theaboxeitwilhbe apparent that the ornamented sheet material` 62..{i`shsimilar tothe ornamented sheet material 44lexcept .thatthe ornamented sheet material 62y isrprovided. with aniadditional thermoplastic layer 66-for providinga fillersegrnent 72 between the layer 64 and'. the segment.7.4, saidller. segment imparting depth to. the textile segment 74. It will be notedthat thelayers 64,` 66,-and. 70... are.: substantially/lcoextensive and generally correspond-to oiltlirie76.y The corrugated pattern of the fillerlayerr'lis'preformed therein and itwill be understood..that,saidfilleriv layer may. be of -any desired surface configuration toachievef .the effect desired'.

,Witlireference.- toEig, 9, there isshown ornamented sheetniateriaLllfwhichvis similar tothe ornamented sheet material 12 A.exceptvthat the ornamental segment 82-of sheet material 80,.fis.vfused=irf1V position onthe textile segment 84 without the interposition of a filler layertherebetween. Thustheornamental.segment 82.*may be-fusedin position onthe. surface of the textile. segmentV 8.4 ywithout inter-.posing a filler layer" between said ornamental` and textile segments asillustrated.in.1't`ig. 9.or, if.desireda.ller layer of the,v character-ofy fller...layer'A 28 may be utilizedbetweentheornamentaland textile. segments as illustrated their peripherally extending marginal edge portions 92j and.

94.respectively.. .The fusion of layers88 and 90 defines in situ a peripheral edge 96 of predetermined contouren thelayer 905 thelatter having an openingtherethrough which is outlined by' said'per'ipheral Aedge .to thereby `expose orl reveal ,the segment '98" of the` layer 88 therethrough. The layer' 88 oft-the instant embodiment is of laminated construction and consists of a lowerlayer 100 vof thermoplastic sheet material vsecured -to-'anl upper layer 102 of thermoplastic sheet 4material having non-thermoplastic glitter` materiallicorporated therein.- Thusthegli'tter material of the upper layer102 of the laminated layer 88 will be.` exposed-in theI opening outlinedxbythe peripheral .edge 96. The ornamental segment 104 of-tthermoplasti'c sheetmaterial;sissfsedzingposition on the-segment 98 along-.the peripherally extendigzmarginal;.edgefportion 106, the -lattersbeiiigJ fusedatonther underlyinggperipherally; extending portion 108 of thetlayerqSs- VThefusion:between-.the portions 106 and 108 defines in situ a peripheral edge 110 of the desired contour, the edges 96 and 110 being tear edges with the segment 98 being exposed by the removal of material of the layer 90 between said tear edges. The ornamental segment 104 of the present embodiment is initially an integral portion of the upper layer 90 and is defined by the removal of portions of said layer at the tear edge 110, it being understood that said ornamental segment may be formed of different material than layer 90, if desired.

With reference to Figs. 1l and 12, there is shown another form of wallet 114 having an ornamented sheet material panel 116 which comprises a layer 118 of thermoplastic sheet material having a decorative segment 120 of similar material fused thereto, there being disposed a layer 122 of textile material between said layer 118 and segment 120. The outer and inner peripherally extending marginal edge portions 124 and 126, respectively, of segment or layer 120, are fused to the peripherally extending portions 128 and 130, respectively, of the thermoplastic layer 118 in the manner described above in detail, the textile layer 122 being secured in position between the layer 118 and segment 120 by the fusion therebetween. The marginal edge portions 124 and 126 of the segment 120 terminate in tear edges 132 and 134, respectively, which may be of any desired outline, said tear edge 134 outlining an opening which depicts a swan as clearly shown in Fig. 11. Accordingly, the segment 120 has an opening therethrough outlined by the tear edge 134 and the removal of material of said segment within said edge 134 will expose the segment 136 of textile material through said opening. Accordingly, the main panel layer, for example, layer 16 of the panel 12, may be constituted by thermoplastic sheet material as in the previously described embodiments or may be constituted by a layer of textile material, for example layer 122 of the present embodiment.

The apparatus 140, shown in Figs. 14 and l5, utilized for the practice of the present invention, is conventional in the main and includes a head 142 mounted at the end of the vertically reciprocable ram 144, and a stationary bed 146, it being understood that the ram is mounted for vertical reciprocation whereby to vertically reciprocate the head 142 relative to its companion stationary bed 146. Mounted on the lower end of the head 142, is a die 148 which has peripherally continuous raised face portions 150 and 152 of preselected decorative outline. The die 148 of the illustrated embodiment is adapted to form the ornamented sheet material 12 illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the face portion 150 being of an outline corresponding to outline 24- of the ornamented panel 12 and the face portion 152 being of an outline corresponding to the outline 38 of the ornamental segment 30 of said ornamented panel. As will be apparent from the description which follows, the die 148 may have face portions of any desired outline or contour corresponding to the contour of the ornamented sheet material panel to be fabricated, the specific contours illustrated and described herein being given by way of example only. The face portions 150 and 152 ofthe die 148 are provided with peripherally continuous projecting edge portions 154 and 156, respectively, of an outline corresponding to the outline of said face portions, said projecting edge portions 154 and 156 being adapted to simultaneously form the peripheral tear edges 24 and 38, respectively, of the ornamented sheet material 12. The peripheral edges 158 and 160 of the die faces 150 and 152, respectively, are adapted to heat seal or fuse the layers of thermoplastic sheet material to each other in a manner to be described in detail hereinafter, there being provided conventional electronic equipment 141 in the head 142 to effect an electronic heat seal between the superposed layers of thermoplastic sheet material. Accordingly, the conventional electronic heat sealing equipment 141 is adapted to act through the peripheral edges 158 and 160 of die 148 to effect an electronic heat sealing operation between the superposed layers of plastic sheet material.

In the practice of the present method for forming the ornamented sheet material 12, the layers 162, 164, 166 and 168 are superposed on each other in that order as clearly shown in Figs. 13 and 14 and this superposed layer assembly is disposed on the bed 146 of the apparatus 140. All of these superposed layers are formed of thermoplastic sheet material except the layer 164 which is formed of a suitable textile material. In the practice of the present method the registry between the superposed layers is not critical, it being only necessary to provide for registry of the areas thereof which are to be fused or heat sealed to each other. To effect a fusion or heat seal between the thermoplastic layers and to secure the textile layer 164 between adjacent thermoplastic layers 162 and 166, the ram 144 is reciprocated in a downward direction so as to reciprocate the die 148 into operative association with the work disposed on the bed 146 of the apparatus 140. The die faces and 152 will be effective to simultaneously fuse the plastic layers to each other along the peripherally continuous outlines 24 and 38', respectively, which correspond to the outline of said die faces. In the fusing or heat sealing operation the peripheral edge portions 20' and 22' will be fused to each other along the outline 24' and plastic material from said layers will flow through or penetrate the interstices of the textile layer 164 to bond or fuse the layers 162 and 166 to each other. The peripheral edge portions 32', 34' and 36 will be similarly fused to each other along the outline 38' and plastic material from the layers of thermoplastic sheet material will liow through the interstices of the textile layer 164. Accordingly, on the activation of the electronic equipment 141 the peripheral edges 158 and 160 of the die 148 will suliiciently heat the plastic layers to cause a fusion thereof along the outlines 24' and 38', this operation effecting the flow of plastic material through the interstices of the textile layer whereby to effect a fusion between peripheral edge portions of plastic layers. The edge portions 154 and 156 of the die faces 151) and 152, respectively, project beyond their companion edges 158 and 160, respectively, to define the tear edges 24' and 38', respectively, simultaneously with the above described heat sealing of the plastic layers. From the above it will be apparent that the die 14S is effective to fuse or heat seal the plastic layers to each other along the peripherally continuous outlines 24' and 38' and to simultaneously define tear edges along said outlines, said tear edges being of an outline corresponding to the outline of their corresponding die faces. The semi-finished assembly 12' is formed into the finished assembly or ornamented sheet material assembly 12 by removing sheet material 170 and 172 of the layers 166 and 168, respectively, along the tear edges 24' and 38 (Fig. 17). The removal of the sheet material portions17t) and 172 disposed between the tear edges 24' and 38' will define an opening in the layer 166 which is outlined by said tear edges. The removal of the portion 172 of the layer 168 along the tear edge 38' will form said layer into the finished ornamental segment 30 shown in Figs. l through 3. Thus the filler layer 28' is initially an integral portion of the layer 166 and is formed into the finished filler layer 28 by removing the material 170 at the tear edge 38. In Fig. 17 there is illustrated the operation of removing the sheet material portions 170 and 172 along the tear edges 24 and 38 to form the semi-finished assembly 12' into the finished assembly 12. The die 148 is recessed as indicated at 174 adjacent the die face 15'2 in order to provide the requisite amount of clearance for the additional layer of thermoplastic sheet material 168 which is adapted to form the ornamental segment 30. The edge is at a higher level than the edge 158 on die 148 in order to take care of the additional layer of material 168 which is fused to the other layers by said edge 160.

If desired, the aforedescribed operation of heat sealing zwang-ooge Z5 orrfusing the.; plastic layers:to;.each other-l andthe-formation of the tear edges outlining the fused portionslmay befcarriedout iri'separateI dief-operations.: Pliliusin lFig. 18 there is-shown'a die-1288* which haslaadieface 150.4 which cor-responds'in all respects 'to the die=facefz15tkpreviously described, said'y dieA face-150. Vbeingadapted itof fuse=the peripherallyk extending portions 120 and-22- to-eacl1ltothe`r andtofform the tear edge- 245. Subsequent to-fthisiheatA sealing-operation the layer lgissuperposed onlthe' aswhich corresponds to the dieface-152previously-described isbrought.` into operative engagement with? the semifinished'rassembly 1-2f' tofuse the {peripheral-edge--portions` 322,341 and'36 to'each other in a-manner previously-v described and toform` the-'tear edge 38.. F1om;the`- aboveit will beapparent'y that the,entirefusingioperation--mayl take lplace -in a single operation-.as i described withreferenceto, Figs. 14, 15 and16 or ma-yfbeiperformedlin twoA separate. operationsas describedV above-'with reference; to Figs: 1-8 and 19. Itwill'be understoodlthatsubsequent to the I second heat' fusionl or 'die' `operation'- fori rforming` the tearl edge-3S and fo1-f1.1sing-V the-plastic layersvt'o eacho'ther outlined by said tear edge, the portions` 1-'70-2 and' 172? are' rernovedfrom` the .tear edgesv2'4 and; 33 in the manner previously described.

The zornamented sheet material 44=isforimed inl-a similarmanner to the ornamented 'sheet-material- 121` except thatin the case of the ornamented-sheet material 44- alayer corresponding to the layer 168- istnotutilized; it being noted that the ornamented sheet material'44 isA provided wi'th a single peripherally` extending-tear edge- 52- whichi exposes the segment 54fwhicl`1'isfreeof surfacev ornamentation corresponding to the-ornamental segment; 30 of the ornamented assembly 12; The `ornamented sheet material 62 is formed in a similar mannerto the ornamented sheet material 44 except that-in` the-case ofthe ornamented sheet material 62 an additional layerof thermoplastic sheet material is disposed below the4 layer` oftextile material, said additionalflayer:of4 thermoplasticV sheet material being adapted to form the fille'rlayer-72 which imparts depth to the ornamental segment 74.

The: ornamented sheet material is-formed pursuant to `the method described above relativeto theformation ofthe ornamented assembly 122 except that in-thecase of the ornamented assembly 86 theornamental segment 82' is not .provided with a ller layer disposed therebelow, and said ornamental segment mayV be formed pursuantl to either the single or two-stage die operation described above. Where the ornamental segment 82 is formed ofthesame material as the layer 81the ornamentedl sheet r material 80 may be formed by the single-stage die operationr described above, it being` apparent that Where the ornamental segment S2 is formedof diierent material than the layer 81 a two-stage dieoperation is necessaryV in order to provide for the removalof the-material outside ofthe tear edge $3 prior tol the operation of fusing the ornamental segment 82 in position on the segment S4.

With reference to the ornamented'sheet materialll, the plastic layers 118 and 12? may be-heat sealed to each otherin either a single stage die operation or-in a twostage die operation as describedabovqitbeing'noted thatl electrically heated die asdescribed in our-applicationYL SeraLNo. 470,869; filed Noverrlb'erill;Yv 1954, nowvv U. S.

Patent; No. 2,710,046,- for; Ornamental` Sheet'y Material` andtMethod-ofMaking the-Same, saidiapplication being assignedrtoithefassignee-of; the-present rapplication.

The. ornamented-,sheetrmaterilEdescribediabovefmay be utilized.' ine any: desired"` application, for' example in the formation:.orornamentationi off shoes, hats,-.dresses, and other articles -fofzwearing apparel, receptacles, vanity cases, seatzcovers,';etc; The layers ofthermoplasticisheet material'may be-:formedof-thesame-material or they may be formed of diierent compatible materials so that suchmaterials: wi1l= fuse-1 together-1l in' the aforedescribed manner. The. -variousf'layersfofr material? describ'ed'above of the ornamentedisheet materiahassembliesrmay be-plain or ornamentedg. andrmayb'ex-coloredyor surfacer ornamented' in anyf desired manner: whereby; it willv be apparent that apractically"limitless-number' of; effects may. be' achieved. If' desired; the-g activez-faces-ofithe: dies: described above may-'be'.engraved ini any1-desired mannervwherebyto form a complementary; impressionfin thea resultant ornamented sheet'material It will. be apparentfromthe above that the.various-outlines1or peripheralicontoursillustrated and described. aboveaarefgiven b'yawayv of;AV example `only andthat any. desiredfl outlinef mayi be provided on:A thev ornamentedfmaterialthe dief-faces of-'the die being; shapedv to provide the-desired'aoutline:

Certain featuresshown'and described-herein are claimed in the-abovereferred'toI co-ipend-ihgfapplicationzSerial No. 470869,A and iny our: co-pending t application Serial-` No. 490,869;.iiledFebruaryZSgl 19515; for. Ornamentaly Sheet Material and Methodof:` Making the Same, the latter application being also assigned'fto the` assignee-herein.-

While-.we havel shown andidescribed the= preferredA embodiments of our invention;4 itl` will be understood that various'fchanges mayfbemadefinnthe ideal or principles of the .finventionf within.` ther scopel ofthe appended claims.

Havingthus described"ourlinvention,` whatwe-claim and desire.: to secure by Letters:y Patent, is

l. The method =ofproviding` an, ornamental assembly, compris'ingthe stepsfofsuperposing` layers of thermoplastic sheet materialienV the-oppositesides-of a layer of textile material, heat f fusing: the saidlayersof thermoplastic material through 'the' 4intersti'c'es of said: textilelayer alongy peripheral-lyA extending spaced-l lines providing preselectedy decorative outlines and simultaneouslydefining spaced tear edgeson i one '-of='said`t layers-corresponding4 to said outlines, saidl heat fusion ofsaid3 thermoplasticlayers thereby securing. saidtextille-layer-irr positionbetween said thermoplastic layersalong said-spacedy peripherally extending lines,- and thereafter removing from said` one layer along saidtear edges-the por-tions--th'ereof-which extendl between.` saidV tear edges-'to -providean* openingA therethrough having edge contours-corresponding to said'preselected outlines and' to expose surfaceportions of said textile layer'through-said'openingl 2. Ornamentedimaterial; comprising a plurality oflayers `including-inner: andfouter. layers which' comprise-therJ moplastic material andzare-dispo`sed superposed relation, one-of said layers at onefsidethereof being fused to another of said layersrby saidV thermoplastic .material along a.line.dei`1ning `a -tear edge on said other layer and outliningan openinggclosed by said one-layer, saidxone layer havingV a surface. area*L exposedthrough said opening and comprising intersticed. material impregnated with thermoplastic material in the interstices.of saidfone layer aty the portion thereof which is -fused to said other layer, and a securinglayer comprising thermoplastic material fused to said one layer at theopposite side thereof'at said portion of the said'one-layer.

3. Ornamented'sheet'material, comprising a plurality of layers disposed-'inv superposed relation, one of said layers beingintersticed' and disposed'between two others of saidlayers,` the' latter havingY thermoplastic surface material contiguous to the` opposite surfaces, respectively, of'said interstieed layer, saiditwo'other layers .being heat Y sealed'to eachl otherthrough"theintersticesofsaid nter- 9 sticed layer along a line of fusion of predetermined contour defining in situ an edge of corresponding contour on at least one of said two other layers, said edge of the one of said two other layers outlining an opening closed by said intersticed layer with the latter having a surface area exposed through said opening.

4. Ornamented sheet material having superposed layers comprising thermoplastic sheet material and a layer of intersticed material secured between said superposed layers, said superposed layers being fused in relation to each other along a line defining in situ an edge of predetermined contour on one of said layers spaced from the outer edge thereof, said one layer having an opening therethrough outlined by said edge of predetermined contour to expose to view said intersticed layer, said intersticed layer having superposed thereon in position in said opening a layer comprising thermoplastic sheet material and thermoplastic filler material disposed between said last mentioned layer and said intersticed layer, said last mentioned layer and said ller material being fused in position along a line of fusion defining edges of predetermined contour on said last mentioned layer and said ller material, respectively.

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